All articles by Karen Dahlstrom

Miserable jerks trade places to learn how to be slightly less miserable jerks, and give us little reason to care.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a film as odd, flawed and jaw-droppingly lovely as this one.

Kristen Wiig & Co. finally shatter the movie comedy glass ceiling and prove that women are not only funny, but funny as all-freakin’ hell.

Pretty to look at, but a tepid and toothless adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel.

This comedic homage to 80s sci-fi films is anything but out of this world.

Elements of sci-fi, action, romance and theology get all mashed up into a kind of cinematic oatmeal. It tastes fine, it’ll keep you going, but it doesn’t quite satisfy.

Gleeks and Twi-Hards might be satisfied by this alien boy-meets-human girl teen action flick. All others, bring air sickness bags.

3D action and the James Cameron name can’t save this poorly acted, poorly filmed and poorly timed tale of survival in an underwater cave system.

Please, let it end. Just let it end.

The new "TRON" sequel looks like a stunningly beautiful car commercial or a vodka ad – but that’s not enough to sustain the film, which quickly dulls after you leave the games arena.